On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	71	44	.617	--
Red Sox	68	43	.613	1.0
Indians	62	56	.525	10.5
Tigers	58	56	.509	12.5
Yankees	54	56	.491	14.5
Senators	53	58	.477	16.0
Athletics	42	66	.389	25.5
Browns	43	72	.374	28.0

Games

White Sox 5, Athletics 4

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 9, Indians 1

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Browns 7, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	70	37	.654	--
Phillies	58	46	.558	10.5
Cardinals	59	54	.522	14.0
Reds	61	57	.517	14.5
Cubs	58	55	.513	15.0
Robins	53	57	.482	18.5
Braves	46	58	.442	22.5
Pirates	35	76	.315	37.0

Games

Reds 5, Robins 2

Robins 9, Reds 2

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ivy Olson	6
2	George Burns	4
2	Max Carey	4
2	Heinie Groh	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dots Miller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Duffy Lewis	3
1	Hi Myers	3
3	Hal Chase	2
3	Dave Davenport	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Heinie Groh	2
3	Eddie Ainsmith	1
3	Ray Bates	1
3	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.00
2	Marv Goodwin	0.71
3	Lefty Tyler	0.62
4	Jeff Tesreau	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Red Ames	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Wilbur Cooper	6
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Jeff Tesreau	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Douglas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.388
2	George Sisler	.353
3	Tris Speaker	.346
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	8
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
1	Dave Robertson	8
4	Wally Pipp	7
4	Bobby Veach	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	87
2	Happy Felsch	83
3	Ty Cobb	81
4	Heinie Zimmerman	74
5	Harry Heilmann	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	37
1	Ty Cobb	37
3	Ray Chapman	35
3	Braggo Roth	35
5	George Burns	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Anderson	1.55
2	Eddie Cicotte	1.57
3	Red Faber	1.75
4	Pete Alexander	1.81
5	Jim Bagby	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Toney	21
2	Pete Alexander	20
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Eddie Cicotte	18
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	144
2	Pete Alexander	141
3	Walter Johnson	137
4	Ferdie Schupp	118
5	Dutch Leonard	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bernie Boland	6
1	Dave Danforth	6
3	Jim Bagby	5
4	Red Ames	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.434
2	Wally Schang	.410
3	George Sisler	.408
4	Duffy Lewis	.400
5	Joe Harris	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ping Bodie	2
1	Dave Robertson	2
1	Elmer Smith	2
1	Heinie Zimmerman	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Harris	15
1	Del Pratt	15
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	12
4	Wally Schang	10
4	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Eddie Collins	7
4	Happy Felsch	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Toney	0.33
2	Walter Johnson	0.47
3	Jesse Barnes	0.67
3	Chief Bender	0.67
3	Hippo Vaughn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Davenport	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Stan Coveleski	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Oeschger	21
2	Dutch Leonard	20
3	Eppa Rixey	19
3	Hippo Vaughn	19
5	Phil Douglas	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Jim Bagby	1
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Bernie Boland	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.420
2	Joe Judge	.393
3	George Sisler	.382
4	Edd Roush	.380
5	Benny Kauff	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ping Bodie	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Jack Graney	2
2	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	34
2	Ty Cobb	26
3	Shoeless Joe Jackson	24
4	Braggo Roth	22
4	Heinie Zimmerman	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	George Burns	13
2	Eddie Collins	13
4	Ty Cobb	10
5	Joe Kelly	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Plank	0.95
2	Art Nehf	1.29
3	Chief Bender	1.35
4	Doc Ayers	1.42
5	Pat Ragan	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Wilbur Cooper	5
2	Dave Davenport	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Alexander	35
1	Pete Schneider	35
3	Phil Douglas	33
3	Hippo Vaughn	33
5	Dutch Leonard	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Dumont	3
2	Bernie Boland	2
2	Leon Cadore	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.352
3	George Sisler	.339
4	Edd Roush	.337
5	Rogers Hornsby	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	14
2	Dave Robertson	13
3	Wally Pipp	12
4	Benny Kauff	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	119
2	Happy Felsch	110
3	Hal Chase	98
3	Ty Cobb	98
5	Heinie Zimmerman	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Max Carey	58
3	Eddie Collins	51
4	George Burns	46
4	Braggo Roth	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.58
2	Ferdie Schupp	1.70
3	Babe Ruth	1.72
4	Pete Alexander	1.83
5	Slim Sallee	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Fred Toney	25
4	Eddie Cicotte	24
5	Ferdie Schupp	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	190
2	Pete Alexander	186
3	Hippo Vaughn	172
4	Ferdie Schupp	164
5	Dutch Leonard	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	7
2	Red Ames	6
2	Bernie Boland	6
2	Eddie Cicotte	6
5	Jim Bagby	5